ds sunday >>> after ricki lake opened up on "gma" embracing her hair loss and rocking her new look, reactions rolling in. what women dealing with hair loss are saying. ♪ it's time to begin >>> how to change in the new year. breaking the bad habits, building the good ones. we're giving you the easy achievable steps for a happier and healthier 2020. ♪ >>> one little black dress, five ways to wear it. how to rock a $20 dress on any type of date. cheap, easy looks to boost your dating game in the new year. ♪ i really, really, really like you ♪ ♪ >> "the bachelor" is back. our exclusive sneak peek behind the scenes of peter's first group date. the romance, the drama, the contenders, all that and more as we're saying -- >> good morning, america. ♪ >>> hey, good morning, america. welcome to our second hour. >> it's our first second hour of the new year, isn't it? >> yes. >> oh, yes, it is. >> big first second hour of 2020. no pressure, but we're all counting on it. >> don't mess it up. >> we'll try not to. >>> up ahead, what's the best credit card? an interesting question for everyone planning to tr

beloved actress and tv personality ricki lake recently opened up about her secret struggle with hair view. we're going to speak with ricki in just a moment, but first, let's take a look at her story. >> beauty comes from the inside. thanks for watching. see you next time. >> reporter: this morning, former talk show host and actor ricki lake is embracing her own beauty after opening up about the struggles she faced during what she says is her 30-year hair loss journey. >> hi, courtney. i'm tracy turnblatt. >> reporter: the "hairspray" star who said it was her actual hair in the film sharing the new look on her social media media pages, writing, it has been debilitating, embarrassing, painful, scary, depressing, lonely, all the things. there have been a few times where i have even felt suicidal over it. lake goes on to write, i know that by sharing my truth i will be striking a chord with so many men and women. ♪ i am not my hair >> reporter: lake's message to be real resonating with thousands on social media. tosha gibson posting, i did the same thing a few years ago. it is freeing and

she believes posts like ricki lake's are important for the community support of people who struggle withshe has spoken out, because it gets to the conversation started around alopecia, i think for many it is still a bit of a taboo subject. so when somebody in the public eye comes out about hair loss, obviously there is an outpouring of others who want to share their experience. in terms of the impact, the way she has spoken about it, it becomes so clear how devastating this can be. absolutely, it has a different impact on different individuals, but for some people it is life—changing. it really can have huge impact on levels of anxiety. lots people really struggle to face the world with their changed appearance. it is a really big thing to come to terms with. i know that you have shared openly your own story, and perhaps you can tell listeners at home about your experience. i'm coming up on my tenth year of having alopecia, so i lost my hair in 2010, quite suddenly, so i have a type of alopecia which is an autoimmune condition and my hair began falling out in clumps in february of 2010,

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we will also be hearing from the us roared cast are ricki lake. said the last decade was full of record—breaking temperatures and we will find out more about what it could mean for the future. 0ver the future. over the last 20 years, so many of the hottest years on record have taken place. more on that story from matt and experts later on. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i‘m geeta pendse. a man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman a donations page has raised over £77,000 for the families of the british airways staff involved in the fatal new year‘s eve crash. the gofundme page was set up after three cabin crew members were killed and another seriously injured when their car collided with a lorryjust outside heathrow airport. friends and colleagues paid tribute to dominic fell, rachel clark and joseph finnes on the fundraising page. a number of london councils are to benefit from nearly £1 million in funding to help crack down on criminal landlords. the cash is coming from th

robin, you'll talk live with ricki lake on "gma" tomorrow. >> so powerful what she is doing.re in the studio to talk with us. that is tomorrow. >>> also tomorrow night on a special "20/20" we'll bring you the miraculous story you may remember of three young cleveland women, michelle knight, amanda berry and gina jesus who were kidnapped and held captive for over a decade. their daring escape leaving many of us including me in awe of their strength and their spirit. since then each of them, each of them continues to forge their own path of healing and thriving. one of the young women, michelle finding joy and love. tell us about it. >> oh, my gosh. he is the love of my life. he's my other half. he showed me that life doesn't have to be horrible and you don't have to be alone. >> it must feel great for you. >> yes. >> she's like a big bomb in a small package. you know? >> when i first came out of the house i didn't even know what love was. what a tender touch was. all i knew was abuse. >> huge personality. very, very intelligent. she's got her own light when she walks in. >> mi

tv star ricki lake has shared a picture of herself with a buzz cut as she revealed she has been struggling times this made herfeel suicidal. some types of hair loss in women can be temporary and caused by stress, cancer treatment, weight loss or a lack of iron, while other types are more permanent and caused by a medical condition. alopecia is the general medical term for hair loss, and there are many different types. i'm joined now by amyjohnson, the communications manager of alopecia uk, a charity dedicated to supporting people who experience hair loss. very good of you to join us. female hair very good of you to join us. female ha i r loss very good of you to join us. female hair loss is not something that is widely talked about. i wonder how encouraged you are to see ricky late come out today and open up this discussion. good that she has come out because it gets to the conversation started around alopecia and afor conversation started around alopecia and a for many it is still a bit of and a for many it is still a bit of a taboo subject. so with somebody in the public eye comes out ab

ricki lake is talking about her secret struggle with hair loss, how she's taking control and inspiring thousands of women. >>> and this weekend is the biggest online dating weekend of the year. we'll tell you how to make your profile stand out from the rest and how to impress even before the first date. i will get busy. i love to go on samantha's. my producer's, and like to get her dating. >> samantha doesn't need any help. she's lovely and charming. >> she doesn't need help. she says that doesn't sound like anything i would say. i said too bad. i'm having fun. that's what counts. >> it's the face of is aman t t samantha and the voice of ginger zee. >> she said you have to stop writing my best friend in boston. i love this. don't you want ginger zee to be your voice on social media? what a lucky person. >> i'm available for hire. >> okay. we'll see you soon. thank you. >>> going green. the suvmaker that is rolling out hybrids. >>> and the newspaper with ties to mark twain that [ dramatic music ]ing ] ahhhh! -ahhhh! elliott. you came back! fred would do anything for his daughter! even b

so you can catch this entire interview with ricki lake on "gma." it is at 7:00 after abc7 news. >> i like her. i think she looks great. >> i know. >> i'm happy to see her. >>> amazon is reportedly threatening to fire its employees for pushing the company to do more to fight climate change. >> an advocacy group founded by workers says amazon sent letters to members telling them they could be fired if they continue to speak to the media. amazon employees for climate justice has been vocal about the online shopping giant's role in contributing to climate change. amazon vowed to source all of its energy from solar panels by 2030. >>> sales of vinyl records are quickly outpacing cds. more than 1.2 million lps were sold in the week before christmas. that's the most since 1991. analysts say vinyl records are expected to outsell cds this year for the first time since 1986. >>> all right. this year's coachella lineup is out. rage against the machine, travis scott and frank ocean are the headliners. there's a little something for everyone amongst the other a

ends sunday >>> after ricki lake opened up on "gma" embracing her hair loss and rocking her new look,saying. ♪ it's time to begin >>> how to change in the new year. breaking the bad habits, building the good ones. we're giving you the easy achievable steps for a happier and healthier 2020. ♪ >>> one little black dress, five

side comments from ricky gervais which were trending >>> let's get a check of our monday weather good morning >> good morning. we have a big storm system that's brewing we have lake effect snow that's hitting every lake and making its way into western new york. now we are seeing some accumulation it's on the light side, but it will continue as this machine continues to rev up. snow accumulation will remain about an inch for buffal the highero. ohio valley this afternoon with daytime highs in columbus, 42. >> watching another storm system that's brewing for the carolinas. i will show you that coming up >> thank you, janessa. >>> buckle up because we are in for an epic round of nfl division playoffs next weekend the seahawks and eagles capping off a truly wild, wildcard weekend. a hard hit knocked quarterback carson wentz out of the game >> it was all seahawks from there. they win it 17-9 >>> now to the big easy for the saints/vikings showdown. new orleans alvin kamara barrelling down the first touchdown of the game. the vikings fought back, and they did hold the lead until the last few seconds when a 49-yarder from the saints made it into overtime the divisional r

lake. luckily no one was home. >>> the 77th annual golden globe awards are coming up this weekend and the stage is set star-studded red carpet is expected. host ricky gervais will once again host but this time his last time so who knows what will happen? he'll probably go out with a bang. gervais is known for turn willing the night normally reserved for glamour into a flame-throwing roast. >> i'm in this for my amusement. if you don't care about the backlash, it's great. >> and he doesn't care. moving on to the nominees, netflix is set to have a very big night, the streaming service is entering the evening with a record 17 nominations, and you could see if your favorite movie star takes home the gold on sunday night. 77th annual golden globe awards kicks off at 5:00 here on nbc bay area. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," big proposal aimed at fighting the affordable housing crisis. where leaders want to build 6,000 new units and where they're proposing to get the money to do it. >>> plus it's 2020, and the clock continues to tick for you to get your real california i.d. from the dmv, but a lot of folks are still seeing problems, this time a